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(This is a paid collaboration with Wickes and the post contains affiliate links) Since the day we moved into our home, we have always spoken about having built-in cabinets and shelves in our Living Room alcoves, however, we’ve never actually got round to implementing them. They were originally on the…

(Post contains affiliate links) January seemed like it went on forever and then suddenly you’re asking yourself how is it the middle of February already and the season of LOVE!? Yes, that’s right, Valentines Day is a week away and what better way then to tell your partner how much…

I want to try and keep this as simple and easy as possible for those of you that are not regular gardeners or who are scared of killing plants just by looking at them (you don’t kill plants just by looking at them by the way, despite what you may…

As most of you will be putting up your Christmas Trees and filling the house with decorations over the next few weeks, we wanted to share with you our Christmas favourites so far this year! They are all made by some of our favourite brands and you will see quite…

We asked for your advice on where the best places to eat and drink are in New York and OMG you lot came up with the goods. Literally, hundreds of recommendations and you would probably need to live in New York for 10 years, and you still wouldn’t get to…

We recently asked you what you were all watching on TV currently and to share your top picks via our stories – so here are all the top TV recommendations you sent in! We have broken it down into where you can watch these shows (Netflix, Sky, BBC, ITV and…

Here is the recipe I shared on our Stories on Saturday afternoon. This meal is perfect if you have friends coming over in the evening and want to pre-make something that you can just put in the oven and re-heat when everyone gets hungry (drinking lots of cocktails will do…

If you’re on the lookout for some Christmas gift inspiration for all those men in your life, then look no further then our complete Men’s Gift Guide for 2019 with some of our favourite products and brands we use/wear every day. There should be something here that fits everyone’s taste…

(AD – This post contains items that were gifted as part of this collaboration) I first discovered Perrin & Rowe while passing their flagship showroom at the Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour. I was coming out of a nearby office following a meeting with work when I ‘accidentally’ walked into…

We initially started our bathroom renovation in August 2018 after deciding to proceed with a staged approach. This would allow us to manage the project ourselves and have the work conducted over a number of months rather than a short space of time. This would also help us keep a…

This year we plan to do a series of blog posts on the garden to help those that are not particularly green-fingered, find gardening a little daunting or just don’t know where to start. Truth be told, Ian and I are no experts, we just love getting out in the…

Finally, the dust has settled, the trees are up and we have them all decorated! We got the chance to work with Marks & Spencer this year and use their amazing collection of Christmas Decorations and Accessories within our home. Their themes have tied in perfectly with our newly renovated Dining/Living…

When you have been painting as many rooms as we have over the last two and a half years, it’s good to know that you can get your chosen Farrow & Ball paint (and paint brushes!) at the drop of a hat- lucky for us, we have a B&Q on…

After so many questions about the garden party, I asked my Mum and Sister to help contribute towards a blog post so we could share how it all came together and highlight some of the things you should consider if hosting a garden party at home. How did your Garden party…

This blog post is all about the plans for the rest of the house and what we would like to achieve this year. I’m not going to hold either of us to any of the projects outlined as nobody knows what could pop up out of the blue and eat…

I could not prepare a recipe on our blog without choosing my Mum’s Aunt Hazel’s Chicken, Ginger and Garlic recipe as the first one. This has been a family favourite for many years, and I always remember my Mum cooking this on a Saturday night when my Dad and I…

Let’s take you back to April 2016 when Ian and I first decided to buy a house together. At the time we both owned our own properties, I was living in a One Bedroom Flat only a 10-minute walk from the centre of Reading, Ian also owning a One Bedroom…

We are Ross and Ian (Ross on the left and Ian on the right) and the boys behind Our 1930’s Fixer Upper. We have been together since June 2014 and purchased our first house in August 2016. Around the same time, we set up an Instagram account to help document…

Welcome to ‘Our 1930s Fixer Upper’ – finally, our very own blog! If someone had said to us both 12 months ago that we would have our own website, then I would have laughed in their face and questioned their sanity. OK so we haven’t won an Oscar or Golden Globe, but…